To modernize agricultural marketing and improve access to price information, Costa Rica is promoting CENADA Digital, a national online auction platform that directly connects producers and buyers. This initiative, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the Comprehensive Agricultural Marketing Program (PIMA), and IICA, enables real-time transactions, reduces intermediaries, and facilitates more direct access to markets. The platform incorporates tools such as quality standardization, product traceability, and electronic payments, contributing to more organized and formalized commercial operations. It also provides up-to-date information on prices and volumes, helping producers and buyers make better-informed decisions.

A national initiative launched to rigorously evaluate existing and emerging tools under real-world agricultural production conditions in the United States, providing farmers, ranchers, and producers with practical and reliable information to inform their technology investment decisions. The network brings together public research (USDA-ARS), land-grant universities, and the private sector under a standardized process that spans from the introduction of technologies to their field performance evaluation, with an initial focus on weed control using computer vision and artificial intelligence, and with plans to expand into areas such as disease prevention, animal production, and water management.

This project assess the impacts of Covid-19 on Indigenous traditional farming. Using farm surveys, participatory video and satellite radar analysis, it aims to investigate short term biodiversity, traditional knowledge, and livelihood impacts of Covid-related resurgence in traditional forest-based rotational farming, and collate lessons learnt to sustain the benefits and mitigate the deleterious effects in the long-term. Findings will inform policies incentivising Indigenous food sovereignty, biodiversity conservation and resilience to escalating disruptive events, from pandemics to climate change weather extremes.

Resolution MEF-RES-2026-1271 establishes a temporary fuel price stabilization mechanism in Panama, setting maximum reference prices of B/. 0.88 per liter for 91-octane gasoline, B/. 1.00 for 95-octane gasoline, and B/. 0.90 for diesel. Initially valid until May 1, 2026, and subject to biweekly adjustments, the scheme includes a state subsidy that covers the gap with market prices, aiming to mitigate the impact of rising international fuel prices on transport, logistics, production, and the cost of living.

High-level official forum held in Brasilia from March 2 to 6, 2026, where the 33 Member States of Latin America and the Caribbean —represented by Heads of State, Ministers of Agriculture, and other key actors— define the strategic priorities and guidelines that will shape FAO's work during the 2026–2027 biennium. The conference articulates four regional priorities: efficient, inclusive, and sustainable production; ending hunger and achieving food security; sustainable natural resource management and climate change adaptation; and reducing inequalities and poverty. The event also included the regional launch of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 and the signing of strategic cooperation agreements.

Transitional law (6 months) applying a zero customs tariff rate to basic food items in the Dominican family basket in response to price increases driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Covers meats, dairy, vegetable oils, flours, pasta, legumes, and canned foods.

To modernize agricultural marketing and improve access to price information, Costa Rica is promoting CENADA Digital, a national online auction platform that directly connects producers and buyers. This initiative, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the Comprehensive Agricultural Marketing Program (PIMA), and IICA, enables real-time transactions, reduces intermediaries, and facilitates more direct access to markets. The platform incorporates tools such as quality standardization, product traceability, and electronic payments, contributing to more organized and formalized commercial operations. It also provides up-to-date information on prices and volumes, helping producers and buyers make better-informed decisions.

A national initiative launched to rigorously evaluate existing and emerging tools under real-world agricultural production conditions in the United States, providing farmers, ranchers, and producers with practical and reliable information to inform their technology investment decisions. The network brings together public research (USDA-ARS), land-grant universities, and the private sector under a standardized process that spans from the introduction of technologies to their field performance evaluation, with an initial focus on weed control using computer vision and artificial intelligence, and with plans to expand into areas such as disease prevention, animal production, and water management.

This project assess the impacts of Covid-19 on Indigenous traditional farming. Using farm surveys, participatory video and satellite radar analysis, it aims to investigate short term biodiversity, traditional knowledge, and livelihood impacts of Covid-related resurgence in traditional forest-based rotational farming, and collate lessons learnt to sustain the benefits and mitigate the deleterious effects in the long-term. Findings will inform policies incentivising Indigenous food sovereignty, biodiversity conservation and resilience to escalating disruptive events, from pandemics to climate change weather extremes.